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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Now you’ve done it Mr. K, you’ve further guaranteed that Mr. B will return to his annual Drive for Five ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I don’t have a strong feeling either way about their eligibility this year, though given how late players are signing, I do think that, at a minimum, we ought
to change the rules for future drafts. It makes no sense to me that we should have a loophole that allows a $40+ dollar player to potentially go in the reserve draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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short weeks. Let’s celebrate the return of baseball instead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>springkerb via Announce<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Re the auction, that's bullshit. We have a rule, and we're not going to change it in the off-season just because that would be more convenient for some folks. I was very conscious of finishing 5th last year, and I'm not going to get screwed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">First, I don’t think they’ll be unsigned by March 15<sup>th</sup>, but I would agree that they should
be eligible for the auction with the express understanding that if they sign in the other league they must be dropped.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As for where they land, I say Machado in Philadelphia and Harper in Washington.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Announce [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Blocker, Mark B. via Announce<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Blocker, Mark B.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">And my prediction: at way less $$$ than they are seeking. Last year, JD Martinez signed in mid-Feb. for reference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Proposal: if they are unsigned by March 15, they should either be (1) eligible for the auction or (2) ineligible for rotation draft.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Announce <announce-bounces@usml.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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My prediction. Phillies get Machado. Nats re-sign Harper.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Another interesting question. If they don't sign by the time of our USML draft, will they be the first picks in our rotation round?<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 10:40 AM Frank Luby via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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It's getting tedious to refresh MLB.com 10 times a day, hoping that one of those red "Breaking News" banners will appear.<o:p></o:p></p>
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So I'm curious about everyone's best guesses on what big free agents will sign where and when. <o:p></o:p></p>
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